MMPD votes to purchase Ingram propertyMonths of negotiating are coming to a close as the Massac-Metropolis Port District (MMPD) begins the process of purchasing the Ingram Barge property. The MMPD first publicly announced its interest ...

'Dreams Can Come True'Fay Kimmins was one of several speakers during the annual Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. program hosted Monday by the Youth Department of First Missionary Baptist Church in Metropolis. While th...

Unit One settles sexual abuse lawsuitBy Michele Longworth Planet Reporter reporter@metropolisplanet.com A lawsuit filed March 27, 2012 by a woman who claimed former Unit One teacher Darryl Bentson had sexually abused her as a student,...

County updated on debris removalBy Michele Longworth Planet Reporter reporter@metropolisplanet.com Massac County commissioners were updated Tuesday on the status of tornado clean up efforts from Massac County Emergency Service Di...

Metropolis ‘shouldn’t be affected’ by W.Va. spillBy Terra Temple Planet Reporter terra@metropolisplanet.com While the chemical that spilled from a Charleston, W.Va. plant some 13 days ago dilutes as it travels down the Ohio River, the two-fold qu...

Water damage still a problemMassac County commissioners spent a portion of its Tuesday morning meeting the large courtroom with Massac County Supervisor of Maintenance Marsha McCutcheon, Sheriff Ted Holder and Jail Administra...

Taking a look back at 2013: Year end reviewTo remind readers of what happened in Massac County during the past year, the Metropolis Planet is presenting this year-end review. Most of the items mentioned here appeared on the front page of th...

Taking a look back at 2013: Year end reviewTo remind readers of what happened in Massac County during the past year, the Metropolis Planet is presenting this year-end review. Most of the items mentioned here appeared on the front page of th...